Purdue Today.

May 19, 2022

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Faculty and Staff News

Purdue recognizes faculty for awards, honors, teaching excellence

Purdue recognized faculty members for a range of honors as part of its 2022 Faculty Awards Convocation. After two years of virtual awards, the convocation returned to an in-person format this year as faculty gathered on May 10.

Things to Know

Efforts by business operations, research and partnerships work to streamline research administration
New travel reimbursement guidelines established for remote staff
Reminder: Access to behavioral health resources available, information continues to be shared

In the Spotlight

Luna Lu

Expert: Roads need to be ‘smart.’ Here’s why.

Constant construction on your vacation route, jarring potholes during the winter and bridge collapses will continue until roads are “smart enough” to better prevent their own damage, says Luna Lu, a professor in Purdue’s Lyles School of Civil Engineering.

Additional News

Construction on Purdue's campus

Plan for construction impacts this summer on West Lafayette campus

Several construction and road projects will affect the West Lafayette campus over the next few months. In addition to campus projects, a large city of West Lafayette project also could impact travel. Find out more about the road, sidewalk and parking restrictions that will be in place during the coming months.

Mike Phipps and Don Kiepert

'This Is Purdue': Celebrating 50+ years of Purdue friendship

The new episode of “This Is Purdue” features former Purdue football players Mike Phipps and Don Kiepert, who played on the iconic late 1960s team under Coach Jack Mollenkopf. This quarterback duo friendship started at Purdue, and the two have been best friends for more than 50 years.

Research

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

General

Purdue University Global commencement set for Saturday
Ethos and VetBloom partnership expands Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s award-winning diversity programming

Campus

Applications due June 3 for CoE's Trailblazers in Engineering workshops

Sports

Softball’s Becker, Echazarreta receive CoSIDA Academic All-District recognition
Purdue Student Life, Athletics partner in creation of Purdue Parents & Families Club

Bringing Our Best

Photo gallery: Spring commencement

The small steps they’ve taken over the past few years culminated for many Purdue students May 13-16 as they graduated into the next phases of their lives. Purdue celebrated its graduates during seven commencement ceremonies on campus, each in Elliott Hall of Music.

Purdue commencement

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Events

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Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

Fox Business Network: Student loan forgiveness one of the most 'grossly unfair ideas': Purdue University president
The National Review: Singing along with Mitch, &c.
BBC News, Saudi Gazette: Perseverance: NASA rover begins key drive to find life on Mars
Wired: The US military is building its own metaverse
WRTV: The price you pay: Consumers forking out more money for the same food and the impact on communities
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